14-year-old Texan wins National Spelling Bee

The 16 spellers who have advanced to the evening rounds pose for a group picture after Round 8 of the 91st Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center May 31, 2018 in National Harbor, Maryland.

Through RSVBee, spellers could qualify for the National Bee if did not win their state or regional bees but either won their school bee or had previously competed on the national stage.

The past 13 champions and 18 of the last 22 have been Indian-American, and that trend could easily continue. The winning word was "koinonia".

According to his father Krishna, he was able to spell "horse" at the age of 3 and won his first spelling bee at 4.

While Vinay beat out almost 300 contestants for the top prize in 2017, this year's competition allowed for a record 516 children to show off their spelling abilities-all thanks to a new program, dubbed RSVBee. He takes home more than $42,000 in cash and prizes.

There were a total of 516 children who qualified for the nationals this year.

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